Archives: Speakers

After graduating for chemical engineering in 2007 from Technical university of
Munich, Matthias got a detailed scientific education in working as a scientist at the
university of Munich.

In 2011, he joined Quantachrome GmbH/later 3P Instruments GmbH for leading the
product group for scientific instruments for measuring the stability and optical
rheology of dispersed systems.

In 2021, Matthias set up and managed the German subsidiary of Formulaction SAS,
a French company in the field of scientific instruments. In this position, business
development and management of the company was the main task. Two years
later, he decided, together with two former colleagues from Formulaction, to found
an own company named speclz in order to invent scientific instruments on the
base of Multi-Speckle Diffusing Wave spectroscopy. The first innovative product
they launched is called Lucie and is fully dedicated to the dairy industry, With Lucie,
the determination of milk coagulation parameters is going to be a kid’s play.

Jeroen Lustig, founder and CEO at A-INSIGHTS, a leading SaaS provider that empowers Dairy companies to build and scale their Market Intelligence capabilities. With over 16 years of experience, he has supported more than 300 organizations in transforming data into strategic insights and competitive advantage. Blending AI-driven analytics with real-world application, Jeroen shows how strong Market Intelligence helps businesses cut through the noise, outsmart the competition, and win in tomorrow’s market.

Susan O’Shaughnessy is an Edlong Flavour Applications Senior Specialist, where she works in the Ireland based applications lab on a variety of different customer projects and applications including bakery, snacks, sauces, beverages and plant based products. Susan joined Edlong in 2018 and has a bachelor’s degree in Food Technology from the Technical University of Dublin and an MBA from the Dublin Business School. Prior to joining Edlong, Susan managed the development of private label food products for a major Irish retailer and was a product development manager for an ingredient’s manufacturer prior to that. Susan also has trained professionally as a chef with 9 years’ experience in the restaurant sector.